Fishing Hermit Lake in Carbon County, Montana

• Overview

  Carbon County, Montana, is where Hermit Lake sits. The bank is 10,640 feet above sea level. About 7 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is high ground by Montana standards. Red Lodge at 23 miles is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Billings, 76 miles distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Hermit Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Carbon County include rainbow trout, brook trout, sauger, walleye and channel catfish. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Hermit Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year August sits at 49°F and January at 14°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early June. Average temperatures cross freezing around early June in spring and again near early November in autumn. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan any trip to Hermit Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Till Lake at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Hermit Lake in what we hold.